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One Year Plan, Part 2

Posted by Beau On October - 2 - 2009Comments
My collection of passport stamps
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Early last week I posted part 1 of my one year plan. It was about skydiving. In this part, I’m going to talk about travelling. I need to get a passport. I’ve filled out the application already, I just need to make an appointment at my local post office to turn in the application and get my photo taken. I’ll be getting both the passport book, and card. The card works getting in and out of the land borders. That means Canada and Mexico. The book gets me across the border on a plane or ship.

Part of my 5 year plan is to travel abroad, so this is another great goal for my one year plan. Do you have a passport? Where have you traveled to?

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Somebody Thinks She’s Slick

Posted by Beau On October - 2 - 2009Comments

Somebody Thinks She's Slick

My cat, Pippy, hiding on a shelf.

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One Year Plan, Part 1

Posted by Beau On September - 21 - 2009Comments
Tandem exits DHC6 Super Twin Otter over Chicag...
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One of the things I want to accomplish in one years time is to go skydiving.  I think it would be absolutely exhilarating!  Maybe even close to being on the space shuttle during launch (I say that because I’ll never be able to experience that in my lifetime).  There’s a skydiving place in Davis, CA that a few people I know have gone to and loved it.  It doesn’t cost all that much, and I’m thinking about doing the one that’s over 10,000 feet.

I’ve been wanting to do it for a long time, but never had the time to do it.  I’m going to pick a time late next spring to do it.  And after that, maybe I’ll learn how to do a solo jump.  But I don’t want to rush into that decision, because there’s still a chance I might not like it.  But how could I not like it?  I love flying, and I LOVE turbulence.  It’s like a rollercoaster to me, and I LOVE those.

Anyway, skydiving is part 1 of my one year plan.

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